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[[Image:Coke Stevenson of TX.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Texas Governor Coke R. Stevenson (1941-1947)]]

[[Image:Coke Stevenson of TX.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Texas Governor Coke R. Stevenson (1941-1947)]]

'''Coke Robert Stevenson''' (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was a [[Texas]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who served as the state's House [[Speaker]], [[lieutenant governor]], and [[governor]] from 1941 to 1947. He is  known for his "defeat" in the 1948 Senate election where then-[[U.S. Representative]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] stole the race in the primaries with the help of [[Abe Fortas]] and [[George Parr]].

'''Coke Robert Stevenson''' (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was a [[Texas]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who served as the state's House [[Speaker]], [[lieutenant governor]], and [[governor]] from 1941 to 1947. He is  known for his "defeat" in the 1948 Senate election where then-[[U.S. Representative]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] stole the race in the primaries with the help of [[Abe Fortas]] and [[George Parr]].

Stevenson later supported numerous [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidates, and his grandson, Andrew Murr, of Junction is a Republican state representative.Stevenson spent his retirement at his 15,000-acre ranch at Telegraph, near Junction in Kimble County, Texas.

Stevenson later supported numerous [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidates, and his grandson, Andrew Murr, of Junction is a Republican state representative. Stevenson spent his retirement at his 15,000-acre ranch at Telegraph, near Junction in Kimble County, Texas.

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